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Is connect-history-api-fallback ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Provides a fallback for non-existing directories so that the HTML 5 history API can be used.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against connect-history-api-fallback@2.0.0. JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version

connect-history-api-fallback ships CommonJS only. require("connect-history-api-fallback") works everywhere. import "connect-history-api-fallback" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Latest
2.0.0 (Jun 27, 2022)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.0.0
TypeScript types
@types/connect-history-api-fallback
Node engines
>=0.8
Weekly downloads
15.3M
License
MIT

Does connect-history-api-fallback@2.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("connect-history-api-fallback") from a CommonJS file and import "connect-history-api-fallback" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("connect-history-api-fallback")import "connect-history-api-fallback"
Node.js 18✓ works✓ works
Node.js 20✓ works✓ works
Node.js 22✓ works✓ works
Node.js 24✓ works✓ works
Node.js 26✓ works✓ works
Bun 1.4✓ works✓ works

How to import connect-history-api-fallback

ES modules (import)

import connectHistoryApiFallback from "connect-history-api-fallback";

Named imports from a CommonJS package only work when Node.js can statically detect them. If a named import fails, use the default import and destructure.

CommonJS (require)

const connectHistoryApiFallback = require("connect-history-api-fallback");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (13 versions; the newest 13 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.1 – 2.0.0CommonJSMay 18, 2013

Frequently asked

Is connect-history-api-fallback ESM-only?

connect-history-api-fallback@2.0.0 is a CommonJS package. connect-history-api-fallback ships CommonJS only. require("connect-history-api-fallback") works everywhere. import "connect-history-api-fallback" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Can I import connect-history-api-fallback with ES module syntax?

Yes. import connectHistoryApiFallback from "connect-history-api-fallback" works in Node.js and Bun because they support importing CommonJS modules. Named imports work only when Node.js can statically detect the exports.

Does connect-history-api-fallback work in Bun?

Yes. import "connect-history-api-fallback" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does connect-history-api-fallback ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/connect-history-api-fallback".

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